How much would this cost in $$$$$ ? I just couldnt see how anybody could afford to keep such a project like this going even if you were a Billionaire .
I read this article about this young girl and I could certainly synpathise with her.
very sad
on the bbc news at present is a story about a 14 year old girl from the uk who has sadly died of cancer, but has chosen to be cryogenically preserved in the us in the hope that in the distant future, science will find a way to cure the cancer and resuscitate her frozen body.. see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38012267.
the chances of this technique ever becoming a practical reality are very remote at present and it would take major breakthroughs in technology.
however, the professor in charge of tissue banking at the university of bristol, says that although there is little chance of it happening based on current knowledge, he believes "you can never say never in science".
How much would this cost in $$$$$ ? I just couldnt see how anybody could afford to keep such a project like this going even if you were a Billionaire .
I read this article about this young girl and I could certainly synpathise with her.
very sad
as the op states why would israel /jewish nation need to have an army at all ?
if they were the chosen people as the bible states under a theocracy , why would the men of israel need an army .?
to protect them ?.
Its been refreshing to read your "Jewish" take on the OP David _Jay , it makes a helluva lot more sense than the literal interpretation that Christianity makes the Bible out to be ,that its all historical fact.
I should have gone to a synagogue and talked to the people of the book , . before taking the plunge in Watchtower bullshit for 33 years,
Thanks to everyone else who has contributed to this post it has been very enlightening for me.
When I think of it , I wonder ,why do Jewish people embrace Christianity ?
I knew a Jewish family in a congregation I attended in Melbourne Aust.
i just wanted to add my name to the many number of people who have awakened from the cult.
i have been lurking for probably 2 years now.
and i'm quite certain there are many more lurking and reading just like me.. i have to be honest and say that i most likely will not be contributing much to the discussion board.
Welcome LL from down under,its always encouraging to hear more people waking up TTATT
Take care and enjoy the real life you are now engaged in and not the pie in the sky one.
don't they have editors?.
why can’t they get it through their heads that they aren’t under the mosaic law.. look at the “imperfect food” that was served up at the nov 14 watchtower study.. "3. what can we learn about clothing from god’s law to the israelites?.
3 for example, in god’s law to the israelites there were rules that protected them against the.
Jehovah`s Witnesses speak out of both sides of their mouth .
okay there has been lots of buzz about the feb 2017 wt where they say the governing body is not inspired nor infallible.
yet, they are still using the baptism questions.
the second one being... "do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of jehovah’s witnesses in association with god’s spirit-directedorganization?".
I agree evilApostate , the Holy Spirit cant be wrong or lie can it ? So the religion obviously cant be spirit directed with their admission they are neither inspired or infallible.
so as i announced last week, my wife and i started our fade and i sent in a letter to our body that i was stepping down and cited the arc as the reason and insisted that we not be bothered.
my wife told a few relatives in person that we weren't going to attend meetings any longer (immediate shunning occurred, the new videos must be effective) and that what we found with the arc shocked us etc etc.
i have an inside track on how this is all going down by an awake elder on the body, co told them to handle the matter quickly.
I think " apparent Apostacy" has become so rife in the organization now ,that they are now shooting from the hip and as crazyguy says they will move quick to try to kill the problem.
I also think they are flogging a dead horse , its too late to shut the gate.
in an earlier reddit post we discussed the possible role that watchtower business associate and trump son-in-law may play in a trump white house; and if that meant that wt may have a friend with the president-elect's ear.. now, thanks to a tip from /u/jpentrak, i've been alerted to the fact that watchtower has removed the video news update: jehovah’s witnesses moving forward.
this video featured jared kushner speaking in glowing terms about wt personnel and how well maintained the buildings were by the organisation.. despite claims in this same video that "we're not trapped in time" by watchtower spokesman david a. semonian, clearly they don't know that the internet never forgets.. here is the url of the removed page:.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/video-jehovahs-witnesses-sale-brooklyn-move/ .
How are they moving out to reach ever more people ?
Are they now targeting Islamic religions ? Countries that are non christian religions for a change ? Saudia Arabia ? etc.
How about India , pakistan , Dhubai ,Indonesia ,Jordan ,Iran ,North Korea , mainland China ,just to mention a few.
Jehovahs Witnesses have been operating in the world for over 130 years , they have only made inroads in mainly established christian countrys already paved the way by christendom.centuries before.
What token influence they may have made in a few of these countries nowhere could be by any stretch of the imagination as being given a witness to these countries..
Why ? because it would only be in a small secluded area tolerating freedom of religion which does not extend to the rest of the country.
i called my daughter and told her, please don't encourage my granddaughter to get married until she is 30 or 40. please let her go further in her education.
art 1,algebra 11, english, tools for success, spanish 1, and health science all "a".
i have known so many jw youths that were very bright and end up working in a job well below their skill level..she is in the 9th grade but algebra 2 her class is all 11th graders.. school "technical academy hs".
True james what you say , but their is also the guilt ? if thats the right word ? that i have some culpability in where she is today.
However dont get me wrong , she is also responsible for making the choice she did.
And i`m OK with that.
as the op states why would israel /jewish nation need to have an army at all ?
if they were the chosen people as the bible states under a theocracy , why would the men of israel need an army .?
to protect them ?.
As the OP states why would Israel /Jewish nation need to have an army at all ? If they were the chosen people as the bible states under a theocracy , why would the men of Israel need an army .? to protect them ?
Couldnt Jehovah do so ?
The bible shows in many passages God coming to the aid of the Israelites , my question is why wasnt he their all the time ? to defend them ?
The argument that he only defended them when they were faithful as a nation , doesnt hold any water. why ? because when they were faithful he didnt defend them , they still had to rely on their armies to do battle with their enemies with his so called blessing.
So under the theocracy of Jehovahs Rule in the Old Testament when the Israelites were in his favour , the army of the jewish nation engaged in warfare with their enemies , which meant jews killing men women and children by piercing them with a sword at jehovahs command.
Can you imagine yourself participating in such an action today ? Killing a man won or child ? obeying Jehovah ?
Jehovah is God Almighty right ? he has shown that he can kill 185000 in one night , by his Angels ,so why would he need to have his chosen people , human beings involved in putting to death by the sword thousands of people over many centuries ?
As an Almighty God Jehovah he didnt need to involve his chosen people the Israelites in any bloodshed at all , he could have done it like he has done many times before , the fact that he did involve his subjects in this bloodshed raises some serious questions ?
What do you think tose questions could be ?
the first time i walked into a kingdom hall, i was about 15 years old.
i shook hands with a 12-year-old named quincy.
as time passed and we grew older, quincy hung out with us older j-dubs.
I`m sorry to hear of the loss of your friend Terry .....,Quincy -Quentin , 66 years of age ....to me is still far too young , obviously he had a great friend in you .
Take care , cobber.